John Belchier

John Belchier (1706 – 6 February 1785) was a British surgeon. Belchier was surgeon at Guy's Hospital from 1736 to 1768. He discovered at about the time of his Guy's appointment that the vegetable dye madder stained newly forming bone tissue, opening up the study of the growth and development of the skeleton, which was vigorously taken forward by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau and John Hunter. He was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society i... more

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  • 1706

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  • Feb 6, 1785 (age 79 years)

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